{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-13-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-13-5","heading":"Ordinance necessary before acquisition or construction of works.","body":"Before any municipality shall construct or acquire any works under this article, the governing body shall upon petition of the board, enact an ordinance or ordinances which shall: (a) Set forth a brief and general description of the works and, if the same are to be constructed, a reference to the preliminary report which shall heretofore have been prepared and filed by an engineer chosen by the board as aforesaid; (b) set forth the cost thereof estimated by the engineer chosen as aforesaid; (c) order the construction or acquisition of such works; (d) direct that revenue bonds of the municipality shall be issued pursuant to this article in such an amount as may be found necessary to pay the cost of the works; and (e) contain such other provisions as may be necessary in the premises.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 13. SEWAGE WORKS AND STORMWATER WORKS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-13-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:29Z","sha256":"5ea652056effc8d8fe46f3e58d2286ca0b6de3046f4a4812525ab0ff0efa2c87","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-13-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-13-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}